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Governor Jay Inslee released his proposed 2020 supplemental budget yesterday. Highlights of the budget include addressing the homelessness crisis, expanding early learning and combatting climate change. The governor’s proposal would... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would reprocess calendar year 2019 payments for exempted hospital clinics that a U.S. district court ruled were improperly reduced. Noridian,... Read More >>

Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, Executive, Administrative and Professional (EAP) workers will need to make at least $35,568 to be eligible for “exempt status” from overtime pay and other benefits. That... Read More >>

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s (OIC) released the final rule and concise explanatory statement (CES) implementing House Bill 1065, the Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA). WSHA is preparing an updated version of its... Read More >>

Hospitals across Washington state are joining together to change the odds for sepsis survivors. The new Sepsis Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Network is providing hospitals and post-acute care facilities, with access to real-time information on sepsis survivor care events to improve outcomes and long-term recovery for sepsis survivors... Read More >>

Gov. Inslee released his proposed 2020 supplemental budget today. There are no major funding cuts to health care nor new taxes proposed. There are also modest investments in health care... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to advise members that Washington State’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has finalized its overtime pay rules for Executive, Administrative and Professional workers (EAP). ... Read More >>

The opioid epidemic continues to have a devastating impact on communities across the country. WSHA is committed to increasing opioid stewardship in Washington, Alaska, and Oregon and is approaching this on multiple fronts—to improve opioid prescribing practices, increase access to treatment services, decrease opioid-involved overdoses and prevent future opioid dependence. ... Read More >>

Dec. 31, 2019 is the deadline to participate in and log the 12 learning hours necessary to achieve your WSHA Health Care Governance Certification! ... Read More >>

Every touchpoint with a patient is an opportunity to cast a lifeline. Patients with traumatic backgrounds, struggling with addiction or seeking refuge in a health care setting for non-medical reasons can be challenging to engage.... Read More >>